150. His Brilliant Videos Get Millions of Views. Why Don’t They Make Money?

Hank Green is an internet phenomenon and a master communicator, with a plan to reform higher education. He and Steve talk about the video blog that launched Hank’s career, the economics of the internet, and how a cancer diagnosis prompted him to become a stand-up comedian.

• SOURCES:• Hank Green (complexly.com/about), founder of Complexly and science communicator

• RESOURCES:• Complexly (complexly.com)
• CrashCourse YouTube Channel (youtube.com/user/crashcourse)
• SciShow YouTube Channel (youtube.com/channel/UCZYTClx2T1of7BRZ86-8fow)
• Vlogbrothers YouTube Channel (youtube.com/@vlogbrothers)
• The Show with Ze Frank (youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMs_JcuNozJa7tg80N_…)
• Study Hall (gostudyhall.com)
• "An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, (amzn.to/3WDkXEg)" by Hank Green (2018)
• "A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor, (amzn.to/4hffoUH)" by Hank Green (2020)
• "So, I've got cancer, (youtube.com/watch?v=x6a4hMyiwBo)" by Vlogbrothers (2023)
• "My Cancer Press Tier List, (youtube.com/watch?v=UO80u6G_zQM)" by Vlogbrothers (2023)
• "Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted (amzn.to/4hv6imE)" by Suleika Jaouad (2021)
• "The Impact of Legalized Abortion on Crime, (pricetheory.uchicago.edu/levitt/Papers/Donohue…)" by John Donohue III and Steve Levitt (The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001)
• "Hoodwinked? (nytimes.com/2006/01/08/magazine/hoodwinked.html)" by Stephen Dubner and Steve Levitt (New York Times, 2006)
• "An Ancient Roman Shipwreck May Explain the Universe, (youtube.com/watch?v=o0A9M5wHBA4)" by SciShow (2024)

• EXTRAS:• "John Green’s Reluctant Rocket Ship Ride, (freakonomics.com/podcast/john-greens-reluctant…)" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022)
• "Suleika Jaouad’s Survival Mechanisms, (freakonomics.com/podcast/suleika-jaouads-survi…)" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024)

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